Michael Hairston

John R. Lamkin II: Movin'

by Karl Ackermann
May 15, 2024

Movin' from John Lamkin II, and The Favorites Jazz Quintet, marks only the third album in a career that has spanned four decades. The trumpeter and composer is a native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and had his first taste of jazz on Kentucky Avenue before casinos took over that space. Before joining the University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty, Lamkin taught music in South Carolina and Baltimore, Maryland. To bring jazz to his students, he introduced his classes to ...